How Bitcoin Mining & The Solar Industry Can Work Together |S2 E5| David Magid of YSG Solar

Everything Bitcoin Mining : The Sazmining Podcast

English - July 07, 2021 21:01 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: The Sazmining Podcast | S2E4| Scot Johnson Digital Shovel

Next Episode: Let's Talk about Bitcoin Mining & The Environment | The Sazmining Podcast S2E6| Lee Bratcher

Today Will speaks with David Magid, the CEO of YSG Solar, an energy company that builds solar farms to generate electricity. The two dive deep into important factors regarding Solar Farms, including land, storage, and economics, but their conversation evolves into an intersection between Bitcoin Mining and Solar Power. Listen in to learn how stable power can make GPU’s last longer, how Bitcoin Mining can be used as an energy storage solution, and a detailed breakdown of the best path on using solar energy as a Bitcoin Miner!

THIS EPISODE’S SPONSORS:

Amerex- https://sazmining.com/amerex/

BlockFi- https://blockfi.com/sazmining

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00-1:24 - Intro

1:25-2:58 - Background on David

2:59-5:21 - YSG’s Focus

5:29-7:49 - How Land, Energy, Storage are Calculated Taken Into Account for a Solar Farm

7:50-10:09 - How are the Economics of a Solar Farm Figured Out?

10:10-11:47 - Lifespan of Panels and Time for Return on investment

11:48-15:12 - What is the Lifespan of a Bitcoin Mining GPU?

15:13-17:21 - Can Expand the Lifespan of a Bitcoin Mining GPU with Stable Low Cost Power?